Although you could make the case that any one of these records listed in the top ten could be considered number one on this list, 50 goals in 39 games is the record that Gretzky has repeated that he takes the most pride in, and has said on record that it will be the toughest to break. Over the last three seasons, only six players have scored 50 goals in an entire season. To score 50 goals in half as many games seems preposterous based on these numbers.
The archives of THW contain over 40, posts on all things hockey. Here is a countdown of ten Gretzky records that will not be broken: THW Archives. As it stands, there is no athlete in North-American team-sports history with a greater statistical advantage over the competition than Wayne Gretzky.
In the MLB, the great hitters like Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Barry Bonds were remarkably close in career home runs and runs-batted-in, so there really is no clear all-time great among that group. That being said, there is a much bigger gap between the all-time great pitchers though.
For example, the all-time strikeout leader for pitchers is Nolan Ryan, who had 5, in his career. The next closest is Randy Johnson, who struck out 4, batters in his time in the major leagues. Incredible, no doubt, but not quite Gretzky-level. They all have between , passing yards and passing touchdowns, with the rest of the field not far behind. The answer to that is simple: Hockey is not as popular.
The NHL just does not produce household names the way the other three major team-sports do, nevermind the fact Gretzky played in Canada most of his career. Though he clearly loses the popularity contest, Gretzky dominated the NHL in a way no other athlete has ever done in North-American sports history.
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The other major factor in Brady's favor here is that he won championships with two different franchises in two different conferences, which is something Gretzky never accomplished.
It's probably similar to what LeBron did going from Cleveland to Miami back to Cleveland to the Lakers and still being successful. That's very, very difficult for any athlete to do," Gretzky told SI. Awards are inherently subjective. Of course, Gretzky has one achievement that Brady can never match when it comes to awards: On five occasions, he won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for "player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.
The true GOATs are the ones whose sheer presence can influence the very rules of their sport. Hence, both Brady and Gretzky have inspired rules changes in football and hockey. It strengthened an existing rule because Brady suffered two torn ligaments in during a game against the Kansas City Chiefs , after Bernard Pollard dove for Brady's knee in an attempt to sack him.
Instead of matching minor penalties dropping teams down to 4-on-4 -- where Gretzky and the Oilers feasted on opposing defenses -- teams remained at 5-on The rule was changed back in the season. The wild thing is that this isn't the only "Wayne Gretzky Rule. One rule restricted fantasy managers to draft either Gretzky's goals or Gretzky's assists, but not both. Another rule simply prohibited teams from drafting Gretzky at all. To Brady's credit, he became the highest-scoring player in fantasy football history this season.
Of course, the most famous "Gretzky Rule" is also one of the basic managerial philosophies of Dunder Mifflin. As far as we know, Tom Brady has never inspired a single paper company in the greater Scranton area.
Maybe it's the fish tank's worth of water he consumes each day or the almond butter sandwiches or the power of positive thinking. Brady kept winning. Gretzky played from to ' Brady played from to the present.
Brady was an MVP at Gretzky was still a point player at 37, but his reign was more concentrated: 2, of his points were scored from through The GOAT can be measured by all manner and sort of accomplishments and statistics, but the true essence of the GOAT is that they both define and transcend their sport.
Gretzky was hockey. They were synonymous, specifically to an American audience whose concept of the sport was bench-clearing brawls and guys named Gord. When he was traded from Edmonton to the Los Angeles Kings, he transcended the sport. He was now sports royalty, holding court for celebrities, hosting "Saturday Night Live.
That's GOAT status. I think Gretzky eclipses Brady, but then again I'm a hockey partisan. I'm not saying he's an impartial observer, but he certainly provides an informed view of the debate. So I called him up and laid out the cases.
The stats. The facts. The ethereal aspects of both athletes. Bobby Orr. I grew up watching him," said Brickley. And I know this may sound silly, but I think as time goes by, years from now, we're going to appreciate and people are going to appreciate more what he accomplished than we even do today.
I think it's sort of like Babe Ruth; we still talk about Babe Ruth as maybe the greatest player ever. He retired in , ' So 30, 40 years from now, they're going to look back and everybody that does anything is still going to be compared to what Tom accomplished," he said.
So there you have it: , the Gretzky vs. Brady GOAT debate continues. Let's all set a calendar alert now. The Blackhawks aren't hot garbage. Instead, the rookie is with a.
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